Provider Network Specialist III
Emeryville, CAFull-time$112–167K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Provider Network Specialist III manages provider network agreements and negotiates contract Letters of Agreement. The role focuses on ensuring contracted primary care and specialty providers are available to meet geographic demand for managed care and other risk contracts. It also provides analytical support for budgeting and contracting and may assist with special projects.
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Full job description
We are so glad you are interested in joining Sutter Health!
Organization:
SHSO-Population Health Services-Bay
Position Overview:
Is responsible for the contract management of provider network agreements and negotiation of contract Letter of Agreements (LOAs). The primary focus is to assure the availability of contracted primary care and specialty providers to meet the geographic demand of the managed care contracts and other risk contracts under design. Provides analytical support budgeting and contracting. May assist in special projects as assigned.
Job Description :
EDUCATION:
Equivalent experience will be accepted in lieu of the required degree or diploma.
- Bachelor's: Business Administration, Healthcare Management, Finance or related field
TYPICAL EXPERIENCE:
- 5 years recent relevant experience.
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:
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Working knowledge of health care, especially managed care principles, in particular the provider and HMO relationship and Medicare/Medi-Cal principals.
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Problem solving skills including financial, business, and contract analysis.
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Knowledge of health care contract and billing terminology, provisions and reimbursement methodologies including managed care risk contracting and workers compensation.
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Ability to work in a fast-paced, complex health care setting.
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Knowledge of PC hardware and software including MS Office (Word, PowerPoint and Excel), and the operation of a fax machine, scanner, and copier.
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Organizational skills and the ability to balance numerous priorities at a given time with minimal supervision.
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Ability to field questions and translate those into meaningful action and solutions.
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Ability to independently assess and structure data from diverse sources.
Job Shift:
Days
Schedule:
Full Time
Days of the Week:
Monday - Friday
Weekend Requirements:
None
Benefits:
Yes
Unions:
No
Position Status:
Exempt
Weekly Hours:
40
Employee Status:
Regular
Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.
Pay Range is $111,592.00 to $167,398.40 / annual salary. Sacramento Valley Pay Range is $97,032.00 to $145,558.00 / annual salary.
The posted pay range is based on the position's primary work location. Candidates who reside and work outside of that location may be subject to a different pay range based on their work location. Candidate starting salaries consider multiple factors, including, but not limited to a candidate’s experience, education, skills, licensure, certifications, departmental equity, training, and organizational needs. Base pay is only one component of Sutter Health’s comprehensive total rewards program. Eligible positions also include a comprehensive benefits package.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,242 open Contract Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$112–167K/yr
- California median$102–173K/yr101 salary ranges
- US median$93–176K/yr890 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $139K, is 5% below the California median midpoint ($147K) — in the middle half of Contract Management salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 116 open Contract Management jobs in California and 1,242 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Deloitte14 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Contract Management postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (1,097 postings).
- Education
- 469 of the 1,242 open Contract Management jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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